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Red Hills Plateau – 19 October 2003
Red Hills Plateau – Leader: Kath Ballantine We left Stoke at 7.30 and by 9am we were walking across the paddocks towards the farm track that took us up to the Red Hills hut. Morning tea at the hut when we were joined by Tony Haddon who had motor biked...
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Ben Nevis - Leader: Roger Minchin The forecast was for a rough night with heavy rain but clearing during the morning. The first part of the forecast was correct and it had stopped raining at 7am; 13 of the original 21 who intended to come turned up...
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Wooded Peak – 7 September 2003
Wooded Peak – Leader: Dan McGuire A fine day saw Arthur Jonas, Yvonne Kyle, Andrew Hutchison, Jim Maxwell, Neil Thomas, and leader Dan make record time on the tramp up an uncharted ridge and down Wells Ridge and over Sunrise Ridge. We stopped midway up...
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Parachute Rock (Nelson Lakes National Park) - 30 August 2003
Parachute Rock (Nelson Lakes National Park) - Leader: Uta Purcell After recent snowfalls and a brief clearance in the weather, it seemed just right to head for the mountains. Eleven trampers of all fitness levels started their steady climb up to the St...
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Happy Valley – Leader: Jim Maxwell From the carpark at the bridge on Maori Pa Road we followed a farm track across the river flats and up the road which leads up the valley to the new sky wire attraction. Onn the way, we inspected the large matai tree...